Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 148 · 40 questions

Study tip (Learn, shrink, restart): Helpful thoughts: “I can learn from this.”, “What will I do differently next time?”, “One low mark does not define me.” Unhelpful thoughts: “I am just bad at this.”, “Why bother?”, “Everyone is better than me.” Keep going: recall your reason, celebrate small steps, a study buddy, a progress chart, a smaller next step. If you feel low for a long time, talk to a parent or teacher.

1. 1.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) find what went wrong
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
9. 9.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
13. 13.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) optional (d) much bigger
14. 14.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
31. 31.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
33. 33.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
34. 34.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
37. 37.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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